danny gokey - not a fan but loads of <3

Danny Gokey was eliminated from Idol tonight, which was sad because I really do like him, and I think he's mad talented vocally, and his rendition of "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "My Funny Valentine" were amazing. Rat Pack is definitely his genre. So, despite being a Kris Allen fan, I was really, really, really sad to see Danny Gokey go.

But why I support him is also because he, rather than Kris, is the dark horse of the competition. Nothing Danny does is right. If he talks about Sophia, he's "dead wife pimping", a term which I resent heavily due to the compeltely insensitivity. Meanwhile, if he so much as hugs another woman, he's "not grieving" and is "flirting" instead.

Cut the poor man a break. He can't do anything right. The public, so easily brainwashed by judgemental individuals, were so eager to pounce on somebody to bash this year, and it happened to be Danny Gokey.

If anything, anybody who claims that Danny uses his wife's name to "win him tickets" to the final is showing utmost disrespect to both Danny and Sophia. You can only say that when you know he doesn't feel any sort of grief for her death, and that all his upset is just an act. But how can you be so heartless as to accuse a man who's so recently lost his wife of something like that? You can only point the finger if you knew that for a fact, but certain people are just so ready to pick on whatever clue they have and accuse him of not mourning hard enough, or mourning too much.

And besides, it's the Idol producers and Danny's friends who are using Sophia's name more than he is. During the parade back in Milwaukee, he doesn't mention her name ONCE. Well, not in the coverage--if he did, Idol would've pounced on it and made a huge deal. But they didn't even mention the charity. He didn't mention it either. So how can you accuse Danny himself of using his dead wife's name, when it's more the fault of the Idol producers and the Gokey fanclan?

So Danny, I hope you stay strong, because your voice is better than Adam's (even though Adam has a range that nobody can beat), so I hope you make a record, and I, a Kris Allen fan, will be the first in line to get it.

<3

chelsea - the poster child of arrogance

Hmm. Chelsea 1-1 Barcalona. Barcalona go through to the UEFA Finals on their away goal.

Major controversy. Is it a conspiracy? Perhaps.

But.

All the Chelsea fans are banging on about how shit the ref (Tom Henning Ovrebo) was. And how he denied their 4 penalty appeals. And how he ruined their UEFA hopes. And how he should be killed.

Yes, he was shit. But it wasn't like he was discriminating against Chelsea in particular. If he wanted Barcalona to win full-out, surely he wouldn't have sent off a Barcalona player, leaving Barca with 10 men. If he wanted the Spanish to win, he would've sent off a Chelsea player, even if he didn't have a reason to.

Everybody's so focused on the rejected penalties, but let's not forget to credit Barcalona for never giving up, despite going down so early in the game. When Ovrebo wrongly sent off Abidal, already 1 goal down, Barca could've been heavily disspirited. But they kept fighting, and kept going till the final 3 minutes. So props must go to them.

Now back to Chelsea. Did they have the right to be disappointed? Absolutely! I feel very, very sorry for Chelsea, for going out because of such a crap ref. But the Chelsea camp, fans included, have supported the players' reactions, saying that "adrenaline and emotion" makes this all acceptable. No it doesn't! It's an absolute disgrace when footballers surround the ref and bully them. Again, I emphasise that I do think the ref made some terrible calls. But does that give you the reason to crowd around the ref and attack him? Let UEFA deal with him. If they don't do anything, then make some noise. But for the time being, talk as much as you want. Say "fucking disgrace" amongst yourselves. Chelsea had every right to do so. And not at a camera, may I add, Drogba.

On that note, Drogba, stay on your feet a bit more. All those Chelsea fans must be going "Well Manchester United have Cristiano Ronaldo, who has his share of diving". Hey, at least our boy delivers goals. Those 2 crackers against Arsenal, all the other goals that have catapulted us and saved us several times. I'm not saying he's the best player anymore, but at least he does stuff. He shows results. Drogba? Go to acting. Really. I think you might win an Oscar. We should begin a tally of how many times he's feigned injuries. He was "injured" and got substituted, yet when the final whistle went, he miraculously could jump around and skip beside the ref, hurling abuse. Wow, what injury? Was it that serious? Just shut up Drogba and do something. Score goals. Do your job. What about that shot when you were 1v1 against the keeper?

And maybe Chelsea, you guys should have done a bit more in the first leg. It was only 1-1 here. They didn't technically win the game. They merely got that vital away goal. Maybe instead of playing defensive football, they should've avoided playing that boring game. That would've made a difference, as shown in this very match.

And why is Terry the English captain again? His behaviour is far from graceful and decent. Not the first time his antics have been disappointing. What about dancing with girls on the table when he had a "knee injury"? What about those twins and your wife at home? Hmm... Terry, you're a cunt.

So yes, Ovrebo should be banned from reffing huge matches. But Chelsea, you guys shot yourselves in the foot many times as well. 1-0 up in the first half, playing against a 10-men team, at home. On paper, everything was in your favour. Bad refereeing did some obvious, serious damage, and I sympathise with that. But get over your arrogant behaviour of blaming everybody around you, and act like professionals rather than little children in the playground.

let's be pc - it's h1n1

What did I tell you?

Swine flu--oops! I mean H1N1--has hit Hong Kong.

Can we at least have Spirit Week?

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Grow up, people. One guy in Hong Kong has it, not the entire population. I still believe that the virus will spread soon, but it hasn't YET. So just get on with your lives and stop anticipating your death.

Stupid.